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Agency Based Discussion => Dreamstime.com => Topic started by: GeoPappas on January 17, 2007, 15:13

Title: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: GeoPappas on January 17, 2007, 15:13

Anyone else having trouble getting into DT?  I have been trying for over an hour and haven't even gotten their usual page with the guy getting electrocuted.

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: eendicott on January 17, 2007, 15:14

You aren't the only one.  Me too.

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: dbvirago on January 17, 2007, 15:19

Something wrong with the dns. You can still get there via 67.15.210.66, but if your not logged in, it doesn't help

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: perkmeup on January 17, 2007, 16:03

ditto........not able to log into my account

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: madelaide on January 17, 2007, 16:17

I tried this IP too, no luck logging in.  FTP connects though and I even uploaded a text file.

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: roman on January 17, 2007, 17:24

I can´t get to dreamstime at all... their site seems totally down

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: madelaide on January 17, 2007, 17:32

A friend emailed them and they replied saying they are having technical difficulties.  Maybe someone forgot to the pay the electricity bill?  ;)

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: Pixart on January 17, 2007, 17:33

If it freaks us photogs out... what about the designers who we actually do this for???   I do a wee bit of design (like the 1 or 2 times a year that their site is down) and I gave a client a proof last night with dreamstime thumbnails... Now I can't buy them and her show is this weekend!  Agh.  All my designer credits are at Dreamstime!

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: GeoPappas on January 17, 2007, 17:47

Quote from: madelaide on January 17, 2007, 17:32

Maybe someone forgot to the pay the electricity bill?  ;)

Or someone forgot to pay their DNS fee for the year...   ;D

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: leaf on January 17, 2007, 17:51

technical difficulties to say the least.

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: epixx on January 17, 2007, 19:43

It's not the first time it happens, and if I remember correctly, there were days of small problems the last time it did.

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: epixx on January 17, 2007, 23:46

Is it still down? Seen from Thailand it is, but it may vary with geographic location.

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: perkmeup on January 18, 2007, 00:30

Nope.......still down....  I woke up this morning thinking it would be working.....but it's not.  I'm in Italy.....no go........

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: rossco on January 18, 2007, 00:54

Just got back on 5pm here in Australia. it has been inaccessible all day. something may have been fixed.  ???

-Rossco

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: a.k.a.-tom on January 18, 2007, 01:05

was down all night,  just got on now, 1:00am east coast, usa.     -tom

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: leaf on January 18, 2007, 02:43

it is up in norway now :)

horrah.

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: maunger on January 18, 2007, 07:13

I find it interesting that people aren't saying similar negative things about DT like they did when LO was down... i guess it is ok for DT to make mistakes but not other sites.

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: leaf on January 18, 2007, 10:54

perhaps it has to do with

1. Dreamstime is established and gives good returns on your uploaded photos.
2. Dreamstime's photographers % is higher
3. There was nothing saying that dreamstime had gone bankrupt or permanently offline (like the message a few members got when LO was offline - they got a message that the domain had not been renewed... which put into question if the didn't WANT to renew it)

4. People were in a bad mood the day LO when down which in turn made them make nasty comments :)

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: leaf on January 18, 2007, 10:55

but don't get me wrong.

i am hoping LO makes their mark.  I think they have a great start and can do well.

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: StockManiac on January 18, 2007, 11:21

Are they down again?

They seemed to be up this morning, but I can't seem to access them now.

Maybe they need to take some Viagra in order to keep it up!

Title: Re: Dreamstime Down?
Post by: leaf on January 18, 2007, 11:51

ha ha.. very funny :)

they are up for me now.